Officials have said (repeatedly) that "spread" of this virus in America and other countries did NOT begin until after "latter January" 2020. FWIW, This is a brazen lie. Officials KNOW this virus was infecting Americans in every state in 2019. The real purpose of this article is to hopefully convince more Americans to NOT trust the pronouncements of the experts and authorities.
In my summary, I include the likely early case of John Perry, a man who became infected in North Carolina in early January 2020. Mr. Perry’s likely case is particularly significant because he reports that he was contacted by public health officials from South Carolina and North Carolina, who asked him questions about details of his case. Mr. Perry anecdote strongly suggest that at least some public health agencies WERE investigating early cases, which they have never reported to the public. I find it hard to believe the CDC was not aware of his case and others.
... I appreciate anyone who might pass along the link to this article to officials or journalists who might be interested in this topic.
An additional “bibliography’ of articles I’ve written on the topic of early spread would include these seven articles, which I think may be of interest to readers interested in this topic - Bill Rice, Jr. (Feb. 17, 2023).
This article documents the lies/obfuscations of CDC officials regarding the dates virus spread began in America. This May 29, 2020 press conference was officials’ efforts to tell everyone, “no early spread in America, folks. We looked for it and it wasn’t there.” This effort at “narrative control” worked. No one “who matters” looked at all the real or best evidence of early spread.
The “most important thing” for our rulers was getting as many people as possible vaccinated, role out mRNA “vaccines” and pave the road for for “vaccine passports” and digital control of the population. Journalism or official reports that provided compelling evidence of “early spread” would have almost certainly thwarted the agenda of those seeking to advance “the most important thing.”
How I got started on my “early spread” investigations. I asked the followers on my Facebook page (before I was banned) to contact me if they thought they might have had an early case, or knew of other family members who could have had early cases. This article highlights some of the responses I received and my take-away from these responses.
Why early spread matters. In this article, I make my arguments about why this subject is so important. If all the evidence had been revealed to the public, EVERYTHING would have changed (for the better).
The “back story” of my first “early spread” story. This article provides evidence from my own experiences that led me to conclude that public health officials AND the mainstream news organizations were NOT going to investigate this topic. Indeed, my most chilling take-away s is that a “search for the truth” is not important to officials or mainstream journalists.
If early spread happened, why no early deaths? In this article, I attempt to answer one of the most common arguments of skeptics of the “early spread” hypothesis. The argument is that it’s impossible for “early spread” to have happened because too many deaths would have occurred to have been “missed.” Check your assumptions, I write. I believe most of the deaths from late March and April 2020 (and afterwards) were probably caused by faulty medical protocols and the panic created by the narrative (iatrogenic deaths) … not by the virus proper.
I think the real Infection Fatality Rates reported by Professor Ionnaddis of Stanford show that 99.99 percent of people infected by this virus do not die from it. People were being infected by this virus in large numbers prior to March 2020 … but very few were dying from it. The virus didn't change in late March 2020; the protocols changed.
As an Engineer I appreciate your diligence, attention to detail and you’re drive to “get it right”. In industry there are efforts to ‘learn’ from past issues/projects. These after-the-fact reviews have different names but are similar titled to “Lessons Learned”. Some are very shallow but the process does have merit when done correctly. You would hope that a similar process would be conducted within government agencies without requiring a Congressional committee with subpoena power. Now some snark, send this to 60 Minutes for them to do segment🤪🤪🤪!
Reads like a good detective story with well worded rational clinical logic and subsequent insights.
You have put a lot into this, and I hope The Daily Skeptic and other publications pick it up and broadcast it.
The medical industry seems to be content with being dumbed down. Only a few of us want to be inquisitive and curious anymore in service to patients and the profession.
The maxim Primum non nocere ("first do no harm) is in a state of serious neglect and disrespect.
People need to start challenging their doctors to learn how to be creative, imaginative, and brilliant.
Thank you to Citizen Free Press for picking up this story. It's now generated 33,400 page visits (with 82 percent coming from CFP). I must admit I'm gratified and even surprised that a story this long got so many "reads." I think it shows there is high interest in this topic. Of all the myriad Covid scandals, the dubious information on when this virus actually began to spread has probably received the least amount of attention.
Thanks also to 70 new subscribers! Please come back often.
For me, it matters because this evidence seems to show that our “trusted” experts and authorities have not been telling the truth about the vital question of when this virus actually began to “spread.” That is, we should not trust these experts. If they are lying about this, they are probably lying about other important topics.
Still, widespread infections - if ever “confirmed” - would change:
The Infection Fatality Rate (IFR). The denominator - “cases” would be much higher. The numerator - deaths (pre March 2020) - would be low, making the IFR even lower, meaning the virus was NOT as deadly as experts said. The “fear” of the virus would have been lower.
The rationale for the lockdowns (to slow or stop spread) would be nonsensical or an impossibility since the data would seem to prove that millions of people had already been infected. Thus, the lockdowns - which caused hundreds of thousands of deaths by themselves - weren’t even necessary.
The number of people with “natural immunity” (from prior infection) would be much higher. This might have influenced the “debate” on mandatory vaccination. Why would so many people need a vaccine if a significant percentage of the population already had the best-possible immunity - natural immunity? This “early spread” data - if fully reported - might have harpooned the push for mandatory vaccines.
The data would give better clues on where the virus actually originated and when. We still don’t know the answer to this question. Maybe the virus did start in Wuhan, but maybe it didn’t. Who was responsible for this virus spreading around the world? These people or organizations, I hope everyone would agree, need to be identified and held accountable.
Feb 20, 2023·edited Feb 20, 2023Liked by Bill Rice, Jr.
My dad was one such case in August of 2019. He came down with a strange illness and ended up in the ED of Kaiser in So. Cal. He called me to meet him. When I arrived, I was shocked to find a FULL waiting area and several people wearing masks. I kid you not. When I finally saw my dad, I was shocked yet again because they had him in the hall on a gurney bed with a washcloth over his head and half naked (I took a picture of it because of the incredible lack of dignity shown to him). I've never seen such a thing. I asked the nurses and doctors what in the world was going on in the ED. Why so many people during a hot summer? They said, " I guess the flu is here early this year, we aren't sure, but lots of people are sick right now." What?
What's more interesting is that my 86-year-old father rarely manifests with a fever when ill. This fever is what brought him into the ED. He was feeling so awful. And this " tough old guy" who's seen a lot in his time rarely complains. They ran a bunch of tests and thought maybe he had a kidney infection and recommended he stay the night for observation and further testing. He was started on antibiotics. The following day, the doctor was in the room, and I asked him what he thought caused my dad's illness. He said he wasn't sure, but as a precaution, they wanted to keep him on antibiotics for ten days. " So, my dad doesn't have a kidney or urinary infection," I asked, " No, he should finish the course of antibiotics," he said.
What?
I told my dad, who is hard of hearing of the situation and he said, " You mean I probably have a virus, and they are treating me with antibiotics." Get me out of here now!" So, I did. He didn't even wait for the nurse to remove his IV. He was upset by the way they treated him at the hospital.
As a side note, I distinctly remember the sequence of events on that day. It is permanently etched in my mind. And what I witnessed on that day was strange and not the norm. I have some insight as a RN. Months later, I learned of 4 other people (two in So. Cal and two in the Boston area) who had also complained of never feeling as sick as in 2019. Something was indeed about to happen.
Feb 19, 2023·edited Feb 19, 2023Liked by Bill Rice, Jr.
My mother thinks she was patient zero or infected by patient zero. She fell extremely ill with severe “pneumonia” after a trip to Disney World in July 2019. She suffered extreme exhaustion and fever, among other ailments. She essentially stayed in bed for a week, which is highly unusual for her. The most sick she’s ever been and she was 60 at the time. I can’t help but think she had covid in as early as July 2019. She got covid again as did I over Christmas holidays of 2021, but neither of us had extreme illness. I was basically tired for about 3 days with a slight headache on day 1 only.
Finally ! No one believes me. I had it in November of 2019.
Hyannis, MA. Cape Cod. Chills and aches followed by fever and sweats for 6 straight days. Felt like I'd been hit by a train.
No lingering effects, hence no tests, hence no vaccination.
The whole mask element was the "tell" that proved to me, at least, that the American 'decision makers' had run hysterically screaming into traffic. Again.
My daughter is a flight attendant who primarily flies the entire West coast routes. After the family Thanksgiving dinner of 2019, most of us including my daughter, came down with something nasty about a week later and we were down hard for a good part of December. It mostly affected our respiratory systems and was ruled out as being the flu, but they had no clue as to what it was.
Feb 27, 2023·edited Feb 27, 2023Liked by Bill Rice, Jr.
Hmmm...what happens every fall ahead of flu season? Flu vaccine drives! And as many have just learned, vaccines shed! And spread! Now what if...the 2019 flu vaccine was the source of CV Alpha? The timing certainly fit, now doesn't it? Combined with the earliest reports showing that those who received the 2019 flu vaccine having the most severe outcomes with CV, perhaps we have sleuthed the original source of CV? But that wouldn't fit an ever-evolving, fantastical narrative that's been created, now would it?
Officials have said (repeatedly) that "spread" of this virus in America and other countries did NOT begin until after "latter January" 2020. FWIW, This is a brazen lie. Officials KNOW this virus was infecting Americans in every state in 2019. The real purpose of this article is to hopefully convince more Americans to NOT trust the pronouncements of the experts and authorities.
In my summary, I include the likely early case of John Perry, a man who became infected in North Carolina in early January 2020. Mr. Perry’s likely case is particularly significant because he reports that he was contacted by public health officials from South Carolina and North Carolina, who asked him questions about details of his case. Mr. Perry anecdote strongly suggest that at least some public health agencies WERE investigating early cases, which they have never reported to the public. I find it hard to believe the CDC was not aware of his case and others.
... I appreciate anyone who might pass along the link to this article to officials or journalists who might be interested in this topic.
We talk about this a lot and agree it's "the missing piece" that the "experts" want to keep hidden.
An additional “bibliography’ of articles I’ve written on the topic of early spread would include these seven articles, which I think may be of interest to readers interested in this topic - Bill Rice, Jr. (Feb. 17, 2023).
This article documents the lies/obfuscations of CDC officials regarding the dates virus spread began in America. This May 29, 2020 press conference was officials’ efforts to tell everyone, “no early spread in America, folks. We looked for it and it wasn’t there.” This effort at “narrative control” worked. No one “who matters” looked at all the real or best evidence of early spread.
Link: https://billricejr.substack.com/p/documenting-cdc-fibs-or-truth-stretchers
One proven case is really all you need “confirm” early spread. A deeper dive into the cases of Tim and Brandie McCain of Sylaucauga, Alabama.
Link: https://billricejr.substack.com/p/one-case-study-proves-early-spread
The “most important thing” for our rulers was getting as many people as possible vaccinated, role out mRNA “vaccines” and pave the road for for “vaccine passports” and digital control of the population. Journalism or official reports that provided compelling evidence of “early spread” would have almost certainly thwarted the agenda of those seeking to advance “the most important thing.”
Link: https://billricejr.substack.com/p/i-understand-the-most-important-thing
How I got started on my “early spread” investigations. I asked the followers on my Facebook page (before I was banned) to contact me if they thought they might have had an early case, or knew of other family members who could have had early cases. This article highlights some of the responses I received and my take-away from these responses.
Link: https://billricejr.substack.com/p/how-i-got-started-on-early-spread
Why early spread matters. In this article, I make my arguments about why this subject is so important. If all the evidence had been revealed to the public, EVERYTHING would have changed (for the better).
Link: https://billricejr.substack.com/p/why-early-spread-matters
The “back story” of my first “early spread” story. This article provides evidence from my own experiences that led me to conclude that public health officials AND the mainstream news organizations were NOT going to investigate this topic. Indeed, my most chilling take-away s is that a “search for the truth” is not important to officials or mainstream journalists.
Link: https://billricejr.substack.com/p/is-a-real-search-for-the-truth-now
If early spread happened, why no early deaths? In this article, I attempt to answer one of the most common arguments of skeptics of the “early spread” hypothesis. The argument is that it’s impossible for “early spread” to have happened because too many deaths would have occurred to have been “missed.” Check your assumptions, I write. I believe most of the deaths from late March and April 2020 (and afterwards) were probably caused by faulty medical protocols and the panic created by the narrative (iatrogenic deaths) … not by the virus proper.
I think the real Infection Fatality Rates reported by Professor Ionnaddis of Stanford show that 99.99 percent of people infected by this virus do not die from it. People were being infected by this virus in large numbers prior to March 2020 … but very few were dying from it. The virus didn't change in late March 2020; the protocols changed.
Link: https://billricejr.substack.com/p/if-early-spread-happened-why-no-early
As an Engineer I appreciate your diligence, attention to detail and you’re drive to “get it right”. In industry there are efforts to ‘learn’ from past issues/projects. These after-the-fact reviews have different names but are similar titled to “Lessons Learned”. Some are very shallow but the process does have merit when done correctly. You would hope that a similar process would be conducted within government agencies without requiring a Congressional committee with subpoena power. Now some snark, send this to 60 Minutes for them to do segment🤪🤪🤪!
Very interesting. 🤔 Not at all surprised though. Definitely not surprised that no one is interested in when it really started.
Nicely done, Bill...nicely done.
Reads like a good detective story with well worded rational clinical logic and subsequent insights.
You have put a lot into this, and I hope The Daily Skeptic and other publications pick it up and broadcast it.
The medical industry seems to be content with being dumbed down. Only a few of us want to be inquisitive and curious anymore in service to patients and the profession.
The maxim Primum non nocere ("first do no harm) is in a state of serious neglect and disrespect.
People need to start challenging their doctors to learn how to be creative, imaginative, and brilliant.
It's possible.
Thank you.
Thank you to Citizen Free Press for picking up this story. It's now generated 33,400 page visits (with 82 percent coming from CFP). I must admit I'm gratified and even surprised that a story this long got so many "reads." I think it shows there is high interest in this topic. Of all the myriad Covid scandals, the dubious information on when this virus actually began to spread has probably received the least amount of attention.
Thanks also to 70 new subscribers! Please come back often.
Why does any of this matter?
For me, it matters because this evidence seems to show that our “trusted” experts and authorities have not been telling the truth about the vital question of when this virus actually began to “spread.” That is, we should not trust these experts. If they are lying about this, they are probably lying about other important topics.
Still, widespread infections - if ever “confirmed” - would change:
The Infection Fatality Rate (IFR). The denominator - “cases” would be much higher. The numerator - deaths (pre March 2020) - would be low, making the IFR even lower, meaning the virus was NOT as deadly as experts said. The “fear” of the virus would have been lower.
The rationale for the lockdowns (to slow or stop spread) would be nonsensical or an impossibility since the data would seem to prove that millions of people had already been infected. Thus, the lockdowns - which caused hundreds of thousands of deaths by themselves - weren’t even necessary.
The number of people with “natural immunity” (from prior infection) would be much higher. This might have influenced the “debate” on mandatory vaccination. Why would so many people need a vaccine if a significant percentage of the population already had the best-possible immunity - natural immunity? This “early spread” data - if fully reported - might have harpooned the push for mandatory vaccines.
The data would give better clues on where the virus actually originated and when. We still don’t know the answer to this question. Maybe the virus did start in Wuhan, but maybe it didn’t. Who was responsible for this virus spreading around the world? These people or organizations, I hope everyone would agree, need to be identified and held accountable.
great job, important work Bill. also - covid detected in wastewater, Barcelona. March 2019
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-science-idUSKBN23X2HQ
My dad was one such case in August of 2019. He came down with a strange illness and ended up in the ED of Kaiser in So. Cal. He called me to meet him. When I arrived, I was shocked to find a FULL waiting area and several people wearing masks. I kid you not. When I finally saw my dad, I was shocked yet again because they had him in the hall on a gurney bed with a washcloth over his head and half naked (I took a picture of it because of the incredible lack of dignity shown to him). I've never seen such a thing. I asked the nurses and doctors what in the world was going on in the ED. Why so many people during a hot summer? They said, " I guess the flu is here early this year, we aren't sure, but lots of people are sick right now." What?
What's more interesting is that my 86-year-old father rarely manifests with a fever when ill. This fever is what brought him into the ED. He was feeling so awful. And this " tough old guy" who's seen a lot in his time rarely complains. They ran a bunch of tests and thought maybe he had a kidney infection and recommended he stay the night for observation and further testing. He was started on antibiotics. The following day, the doctor was in the room, and I asked him what he thought caused my dad's illness. He said he wasn't sure, but as a precaution, they wanted to keep him on antibiotics for ten days. " So, my dad doesn't have a kidney or urinary infection," I asked, " No, he should finish the course of antibiotics," he said.
What?
I told my dad, who is hard of hearing of the situation and he said, " You mean I probably have a virus, and they are treating me with antibiotics." Get me out of here now!" So, I did. He didn't even wait for the nurse to remove his IV. He was upset by the way they treated him at the hospital.
As a side note, I distinctly remember the sequence of events on that day. It is permanently etched in my mind. And what I witnessed on that day was strange and not the norm. I have some insight as a RN. Months later, I learned of 4 other people (two in So. Cal and two in the Boston area) who had also complained of never feeling as sick as in 2019. Something was indeed about to happen.
My mother thinks she was patient zero or infected by patient zero. She fell extremely ill with severe “pneumonia” after a trip to Disney World in July 2019. She suffered extreme exhaustion and fever, among other ailments. She essentially stayed in bed for a week, which is highly unusual for her. The most sick she’s ever been and she was 60 at the time. I can’t help but think she had covid in as early as July 2019. She got covid again as did I over Christmas holidays of 2021, but neither of us had extreme illness. I was basically tired for about 3 days with a slight headache on day 1 only.
Excellent!!!
( Article attached)
There was an uproar when this information came out. Facebook banned it of course. There is also the study and other articles about early testing.
They didn’t want to know about antibodies otherwise the jab wouldn’t get approved.
Lockdowns slowed spread so they could justify need for the jab.
Also. It’s suspected Canada military came home infected from the wuhan military games but no reports on details other than respiratory issues.
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/4/24/21229415/coronavirus-antibody-testing-covid-19-california-survey
Finally ! No one believes me. I had it in November of 2019.
Hyannis, MA. Cape Cod. Chills and aches followed by fever and sweats for 6 straight days. Felt like I'd been hit by a train.
No lingering effects, hence no tests, hence no vaccination.
The whole mask element was the "tell" that proved to me, at least, that the American 'decision makers' had run hysterically screaming into traffic. Again.
Seen any good balloons lately ?
My daughter is a flight attendant who primarily flies the entire West coast routes. After the family Thanksgiving dinner of 2019, most of us including my daughter, came down with something nasty about a week later and we were down hard for a good part of December. It mostly affected our respiratory systems and was ruled out as being the flu, but they had no clue as to what it was.
Hmmm...what happens every fall ahead of flu season? Flu vaccine drives! And as many have just learned, vaccines shed! And spread! Now what if...the 2019 flu vaccine was the source of CV Alpha? The timing certainly fit, now doesn't it? Combined with the earliest reports showing that those who received the 2019 flu vaccine having the most severe outcomes with CV, perhaps we have sleuthed the original source of CV? But that wouldn't fit an ever-evolving, fantastical narrative that's been created, now would it?